One more conference that will not bring "big changes".
Two weeks before COP26, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg denounces the meeting in advance, although it is “crucial” for the future of the planet.
"As it stands, this COP will not bring about big changes," criticized the emblematic figure of the Fridays for Future movement on Saturday, on the sidelines of a climate concert organized in Stockholm.
Faced with several thousand people who had braved the cold autumn to listen to twenty artists, the young woman surprised the crowd by singing and dancing "Never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley.
COP26 and all the international meetings “have the potential to make a difference because they bring together so many people.
We must therefore make sure that we seize this opportunity, "added the activist, dressed in a black fleece:" We will have to continue to push!
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At the conference in Glasgow, Scotland, states around the world will have from October 31 to November 12 to negotiate and commit more concretely to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Towards a "catastrophic" warming of the world
“My hope, of course, is that we suddenly realize that we are facing an existential crisis and act accordingly,” continued Greta Thunberg.
For her, it is now necessary "to change focus and no longer seek to create niches in the programs, but rather to save the planet, the present and the living conditions of future generations".
According to the latest UN assessment published in mid-September, the world is heading towards a “catastrophic” warming of + 2.7 ° C by the end of the century, while each additional fraction of a degree multiplies the dramatic consequences.
